Release Blitz for Now We're Even by S.J. Sylvis

 

Now We're Even by S.J. Sylvis is now live! The only thing worse than living with a hockey player? Pretending to date one. Callahan Grant is the top hockey player at Wilder U and has the entire student body eating out of the palm of his hand. He’s impossible to ignore–and it has nothing to do with his infuriating smirk and everything to do with the fact that he’s my new roommate. Neither of us is thrilled about it. Especially me, considering I currently despise hockey players. But when Callahan and I strike a deal, I start to wonder if maybe I’ve judged him too quickly. He’ll pretend to be my boyfriend long enough to get my ex to back off, and if it works, he gets the room to himself at the end of the semester. Desperate to move on from the scandal that landed me at Wilder U in the first place, I agree. The rules are simple. Fake date. Fool my ex. Survive living together. And by the end of the semester, Callahan and I will be even. Except Callahan makes fake dating feel a little too real every time his arm slips around my waist and his mouth brushes my ear. And somewhere between pretending not to want him and desperately trying not to, I forget why I hated him in the first place. Because the problem with making a deal with Callahan Grant isn’t that he might break it. It’s that when the semester ends, I’m not sure I want him to keep it. Maybe that means we won’t be even after all. Download today or read for FREE with kindle+ Visit S.J. Sylvis's website for buy links, or search Now We're Even by S.J. Sylvis on Amazon. Don't forget to add Now We're Even by S.J. Sylvis to your Goodreads TBR! Amazon: https://mybook.to/Wilderu2 Goodreads: https://bit.ly/4xEjQEQ

Now Live!! Wherever You Are by Erika Kelly

 

Wherever You Are by Erika Kelly is now live!

Brother’s Ex-Wife. Christmas in Paris. Forced Proximity.

After Vivienne Archer left her marriage to Jack Holland’s brother, the entire town sided with her ex—including her children.

Now she spends Christmas in Paris running a vintage fashion booth far from the whispers waiting back home.

She just never expected Jack to come with her.

One hotel suite. Snow-covered streets. Forbidden chemistry. And the rugged innkeeper who never treated her like someone to be ashamed of.

But when old rumors follow them all the way to Paris, Vivienne must decide whether she’s willing to keep running from her old life…or finally fight for a new one.

Steamy small-town romance with magical Christmas markets, forbidden tension, and a second chance at love.

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Meet Erika Kelly

Award-winning author Erika Kelly writes sexy, passionate, and emotional contemporary romance. Married to the love of her life and raising four children, she lives in the southwest, drinks a lot of tea, and is always waiting for her cats to get off her keyboard.

 

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Book Blitz for Santa Baby Daddy by Paula Dombrowiak with a GIVEAWAY

 

Santa Baby Daddy
Paula Dombrowiak
(Hollow Reign, #4)
Publication date: November 3rd 2026
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance

Hollow Reigns bassist, Casey Beaumont, came to town for the holidays—to catch his bandmate’s Christmas show and have a little fun. One reckless night with a gorgeous stranger definitely counts as fun.

What he didn’t count on was running into her again… as the show’s costume designer. Or spotting the baby bump under all that holiday sparkle.

Casey was never great at math but he’s an expert at falling—for Ava, for the baby, and for a future he can’t stop picturing.

Ava Ramirez has been burned before. The last man who put a baby in her life walked out and never looked back. She is not handing her heart to a serial playboy no matter how cute he is.

But for once, Casey isn’t running. He’s all in.

Ava can’t make the same mistake twice… but would she be missing out on the family she so desperately wants?

Santa Baby Daddy is Book 4 in the Hollow Reign Christmas Novellas, a series of interconnected, steamy holiday romances. Each book can be read as a standalone and features a guaranteed happily ever after.

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EXCERPT:

The pregnancy book I’m reading says hormones may increase sexual desire. May, in the same way the ocean may be damp.

So I’m chasing waffles—a safe, legal, closed-toe-shoes kind of craving I can actually satisfy at midnight. Because I’m alone, four and a half months pregnant, in a city where I know exactly four people, and one of them just secretly married a guitarist.

A few months ago, my life was predictable. Planned. I knew where I was going and what the next year was supposed to look like. Now I’m pregnant, living on savings and a theater paycheck, hiding out in Sin City because packing a suitcase felt easier than sticking around to watch that carefully constructed future fall apart.

Vegas was supposed to be temporary. A place where I could keep my head down, sew sequins onto costumes for a naughty Christmas show, and buy myself enough time to figure out how the hell I’m going to raise a human being on my own.

The diner is all buzzing neon and cracked vinyl. There are maybe six people scattered through the place, including a waitress named Lou who looks like she’s been working the graveyard shift since Vegas was built, which is exactly the kind of quiet I came looking for.

Casey Beaumont is sitting at the counter with a milkshake and a stack of pancakes tall enough to qualify as architecture, looking like the universe personally designed him to test the limits of my second-trimester self-control. His blond curls are a little wild, his skin somehow still golden in December, like the sun makes a special exception for him.

He catches sight of me before the bell above the door finishes chiming, and his whole face lights up.

And suddenly, my cravings have been given a target.

“Ava Ramirez,” he says, like I’m the best thing that’s happened to him all day. Considering his band imploded into a tabloid circus before dinner, I’m competing against a remarkably low standard.

I sit. Not because he patted the stool like I’m supposed to come when called, but because the counter is closer to the syrup, my feet already hurt from walking in high-heeled boots—I’m pregnant, not fashion-averse—and refusing a perfectly good seat just to make a point would be childish.

The fact that Casey Beaumont is ridiculously easy to look at has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Lou comes over with her order pad. “Strawberry waffles, extra whipped cream, and a side of dill pickles?” God bless her, she doesn’t even blink.

Casey turns on his stool and looks at me, those pretty blue eyes full of something close to reverence.

“Bold,” he says, lifting an eyebrow. “I respect a woman with range.”

“Don’t judge me, Third Row. My stomach wants what it wants.”

He nudges his milkshake toward me. “Want some? It’s peppermint and festive.”

“I don’t share milkshakes with strangers. Especially ones with carnal knowledge of pretty much the entirety of the chorus line.” I roll my eyes.

“First of all, hearsay. And don’t believe a word of what Denise says—she likes to embellish, unless it’s about certain areas.” He not-so-discreetly gives a nod to his lap before pulling the milkshake back, completely unbothered. “Second of all, we’re not strangers. I know you belt Mariah Carey when you think the theater’s empty, I know nobody touches the thread wall and lives, and I know exactly which pocket the emergency Snickers lives in.” He lifts an eyebrow.

“What are you, the Phantom of the Opera lurking around the theater? It’s creepy.”

“A Phantom sounds badass, but it’s not lurking—it’s called paying attention,” he says, and points his fork at me with delight.

I hold in a giggle. He’s lucky he’s pretty.

That’s the thing about Casey Beaumont. For weeks, I’ve watched him make himself at home in my theater, usually sprawled across the third row with his boots propped on the seat in front of him, radiating the energy of a golden retriever who found the treat cabinet open. He’s Hollow Reign’s bass player and, according to the warning I received shortly after meeting him, “the one we don’t leave unattended.”

My waffles arrive and I stop pretending I have manners. Casey watches me drag the pickle through the whipped cream with the rapt attention most men reserve for playoff games.

“Incredible,” he says softly. “You’re my favorite person I’ve ever watched eat.”

I pause mid-bite and stare at him. “You should get out more.”

Author Bio:

Paula Dombrowiak grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois but currently lives in Arizona. She is the author of Blood and Bone, her first adult romance novel which combines her love of music and imperfect relationships. Paula is a lifelong music junkie, whose wardrobe consists of band T-shirts and leggings which are perpetually covered in pet hair. She is a sucker for a redeemable villain, bad boys, and the tragically flawed. Music inspires her storytelling.

For more ways to learn about Paula and her books, check out her website: @www.pauladombrowiak.com

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Now Live!! Playing My Holiday by J. Saman

 

Playing My Holiday by J. Saman is now live! Things not on my Christmas wish list? Discovering that my rugby team’s new owner is my former best mate and ex-lover, right after I propose to my girlfriend. It's been years since I've seen Kyren Jax, but before I know what’s happening, the broody billionaire is whisking my fiancée, Ally and me out of London to his country estate to rekindle our friendship. It's a recipe for disaster. Especially when I haven’t grown immune to his gorgeous smirk or the way his heated eyes hold me captive. And when he turns his magnetic stare on Ally, my reaction surprises us all, erupting into a passion none of us can deny. This couldn’t happen at a worse time. Our team is on a win streak and endorsement deals are pouring in. Plus, Ally’s seeking a professorship at her university. Not to mention Kyren has broken my heart before. With too much at stake, we vow to put our dirty weekend behind us. But Kyren becomes impossible to stay away from. Before long, the three of us are sneaking around, doing things in public and private that put us straight on the naughty list. Now he's playing our holiday. And we're all in way over our heads—falling in love and making our sinful secret more than a delicious holiday treat. Playing My Holiday is a VERY STEAMY (you've been warned!) standalone MMF holiday, billionaire, sports, workplace, close proximity in London romance with a swoony why-choose style HEA! It's delicious holiday fun for anyone who likes being on Santa's naughty list—and for anyone who fantasizes about two men together with their woman right there with them. Download today or read for FREE with kindle+ Audiobook Narrated by: Gary Furlong, Will M. Watt & Chloe Ryan Visit J. Saman's website for buy links, or search Playing My Holiday by J. Saman on Amazon and Audible. Don't forget to add Playing My Holiday by J. Saman to your Goodreads TBR! Amazon: http://geni.us/PlayingMyHoliday Audible: https://geni.us/PlayingMyHolidayAudio Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3RBYYhK

Spotlight for The Tribes by Mari Howes

 

The Tribes by Mari Howes

Published:  December 10, 2020 by Audible Originals LLC

Genre:  Mystery, Thriller, Cult

Taken from Goodreads:  A dark and daring debut novel exploring power, control and resilience against all odds, The Tribes tells the story of a cult member accused of a shocking crime and the lawyer who chooses to defend her.

One quiet night in a rural Vermont town, a panicked woman calls 9-1-1 on a gas station payphone to report that a newborn baby has died. Local police respond to the call and charge Heather Garner, a college drop-out who’s been a member of fringe religious community The Messiah’s Tribes since the 1990s, with the murder of her infant son. Heather’s future is left in the hands of a family who hasn’t seen or heard from her in almost 20 years.

Abby Harris’s friends and colleagues are puzzled by her choice to take on a child homicide case, but Abby is convinced that there’s more to Heather’s story than meets the eye. Putting her own pregnancy at risk, Abby’s investigations lead her to understand that The Messiah’s Tribes may not be a peaceful, eccentric bunch of hippies, but a well-organized, exploitative criminal enterprise.

Engrossing and suspenseful, the mystery of Heather’s past is revealed piece by terrifying piece, until a jury must decide: Are Heather and her dead child just collateral damage, or is the dead-eyed woman a willing participant in the cult’s sinister agenda?

Please note: This audio contains strong language, distressing situations, and descriptions of abuse and violence that some listeners may find upsetting. Discretion is advised.

 

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Audiobook Review for Falling for Mr. October by Angela Casella, Heather Firth (Narrator), Sean Masters (Narrator)

 

Apple Ridge #1

Falling for Mr. October by Angela Casella, Heather Firth (Narrator), Sean Masters (Narrator)

Published:   October 15, 2026 by Angela Casella

Genre:  Romance, Autumn, Faked Dating

Taken from Goodreads: 

**Spicy version**
The whole town’s falling for the famous Shirtless Chef. Even his fake girlfriend.

Bianca
Call me suspicious, but I know something’s up when my nonna’s former best friend shows up at our house for an extended stay with her adult grandson Giovanni. Nonna says we’re lucky they’re going to “help out” with our failing family farm for the fall. I don’t buy it. No man would abandon his life to play his grandmother’s vacation companion.

Is Giovanni gorgeous?
Yes.

Charming?
Yes, and he’s always cooking for us.

But he’s definitely hiding something, and one day at our pumpkin patch, I discover his
Giovanni was recently unmasked as the anonymous YouTube sensation known as The Shirtless Chef.

Everyone back home knows, so he left to escape the chaos.

Too bad the chaos follows him, and now I’m part of it.

Giovanni

I didn’t mean to kiss Bianca.

I definitely didn’t mean to kiss her in front of a photographer, but one stolen snap later, everyone’s insisting that I came to Apple Ridge for her.

I'm about to clear it up when she begs me not to—
The farm is failing, and a fake relationship with an accidental celebrity could solve her problems.

So I agree.

The next thing I know, I’m crowned the town’s Mr. October, Bianca and I are drowning in fall festivals, and I’m falling for a woman I know I’ll have to leave.


There are TWO different versions of this
1) A spicy open door version with some strong language and sex scenes
2) A closed door version with mild language and only kissing.
Please choose the version that's best for you!

 

My Thoughts:  Listening to the spicy version of Falling for Mr. October had me blushing and wanting more.   I enjoy spice and I enjoy closed door romance so I believe that I would have enjoyed either version. The spicy version was full of ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥. 

Falling for Mr. October is a great cozy fall romance.  The characters are fun with interesting lives.  Giovanni is protective and possessive enough to make my toes curl in anticipation of his next move while Bianca shows where she belongs from page one.   They are the perfect couple.  I love how much they care about the town and how they work together to set things in the right direction for the small town. 

Thank you Hambright PR for an audio copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

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Audiobook Review for Unbound by Janice Whiteaker

 

The Bradshaw Brothers #5

Unbound by Janice Whiteaker

Published:  October 30, 2026

Genre:  Romance, Audiobooks

Taken from Goodreads:  Losing my dad was the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through.

He was patient and kind. Loving and smart. The funniest person in every room and the last person on every dance floor. The most amazing man I’d ever known.

Except it turns out, I didn’t really know him at all.

My father had secrets, and their trail leads me straight to McKinley Security Systems.

Straight to Walker McKinley.

Walker is so different from the man who brought us together. He’s stoic and serious. Quiet and calm. Has an intensity and focus that pulls me in.

He makes me feel seen. Understood. Safe.

But I’m not safe, and neither is Walker. Unlocking the truth of our shared past carries a danger neither of us expects.

And one of us might not survive.

My Thoughts:  I listened to this book.   The narrators are perfect!   I loved hearing the all the  emotions as the narrators read the book to me.   The story is full of emotion, and it all came to life as I listened.  I could feel every word and found myself many times stopping what I was doing and just listening so that I would not miss a word.

Sybil is the perfect match for Walker.   She takes risks, pushes borders, and is willing to do anything to get the answers she is looking for.    In short, she keeps Walker on his toes.  Walker is all hard and alpha.  He lets no one get close to him, until Sybil.  I liked watching his walls come down.  These two belong together, they had me laughing, smiling, and cringing at some of their antics.

Thank you Hambright PR for an audio copy of the book via Bookfunnel in exchange for my honest review.

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Release Blitz for CLAIM by Tia Louise

 CLAIM by Tia Louise is now live!

Austin Sinclair was always my forever. Even before our parents got married.

He was my handsome prince, my future husband, and my happily ever after from the day he arrived in our hometown with his mom, a scared preteen boy running from a bad dad. Those are the facts, and they don’t change just because our parents got married the year he left for college… 

From the time I was a kid, football was my escape, my chance to be something better. 

Coach Jack Bradford was my idol, the man who could open doors for me. 

I never thought seriously about his daughter. 

She was the little girl who rode me piggyback and told everyone I was her handsome prince, and we were going to live happily ever after. Every. Single. Day. 

It was little-girl make-believe.

Now I’m back home, a football star, a single dad, and a widower. 

I’ve achieved everything I set out to accomplish. Being the new head coach at my old high school is icing on the cake. I wanted to be Coach Jack, and on paper, I am.

The only thing missing is love. 

But I find something more at home—a girl I can talk to, who knows me better than anyone.

She takes care of my daughter, who loves her instantly. She never stops telling me I’m worthy, I’m good. Then when I see her in that white bikini, I realize she’s right… 

She’s not a little girl anymore. 

But I’m eight years older than she is. I’m her stepbrother.

I have no right to want her this way. 

Until another man tries to take her, and I realize it’s too late.

Kim Bradford is my queen. I claim her, and nothing is going to steal our happily ever after.

(CLAIM is a small-town, single-dad, age-gap, “will they or won’t they” football romance. It’s packed with yearning, angst, found-family, spice, and so much love. No cheating, no cliffhanger, no third act breakup, and a guaranteed HEA.)

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Book Blitz for Safe in Sound by Ania Ray with a GIVEAWAY

 

Safe in Sound
Ania Ray
(A Blue Spruce Hills Novella)
Publication date: October 29th 2026
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance

She’s “happy,” but someone might say she’s “settled.” What happens when the life that makes you feel safe is also the one keeping you small?

Thirty-four-year-old piano teacher Riley O’Connor believes her chance to become a world-class musician has sailed. She’s content-ish with her life in Blue Spruce Hills, a quaint mountain town that is safe, quiet, and predictable. Instead of performing on stages, she teaches the neighborhood kids, hangs out with her best friend Clara, reads books surrounded by her houseplants, and rehearses like she’s about to be called to join the London Philharmonic.

Though she’d be too scared to go. Grammy called her ’Fraidy Cat, after all.

When what Riley thinks is a break-in turns out to be a dog who won’t leave, she’s thrust into a series of events that challenge her to confront her anxiety. First, the social kind: the veterinarian is incredibly handsome. And kind. And grieving his wife. And looking for someone to give his son piano lessons.

She agrees.

Suddenly, Riley is on a winter hike with a man where bears, snakes, and fatal injury are possibilities. And when an opportunity arises to accompany renowned violist Albi Drechsler, the dream she’d long ago decided was out of reach is suddenly within it. To get what she wants, she must prove that fear doesn’t have the final word. But could she actually leave the safety of Blue Spruce Hills?

Safe in Sound is a story about overcoming fears, leaning into friendship, and trusting that even when the night feels darkest, love can hold you through. If you miss your loved ones a little extra during the holidays, you’ll love this redemptive story that proves those we miss most can still find a way to make us courageous.

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EXCERPT:

I exhale, the breath in front of me a wisp reminiscent of the steamed milk Clara’s grandmother would mix into the hot chocolate we’d share after school. While I waited for Grammy and Pappy to come home from the Mom and Pop store they owned and ran together, Clara was my safe place.

I stuff my gloved hands in my pockets. This morning I am hanging an angel on a doorknob with someone who risked social status by befriending me. The school playground was too giant a target for a skinny eight-year-old with fiery hair. Grammy always said I’d grow into my hair one day, but I’m pretty sure the “big-tempered redhead” myth fell apart with me. Maybe because Clara has always been my fire. I’m more like old embers buried under kindling.

So way back when… gosh, has it really already been over two decades? Way back when Clara asked if I wanted to skip on the sidewalk with her—and my answer was a genuine yes—we began our friendship.

Basically, I’ll do whatever Clara asks. She knew I was the new kid and approached me anyway. Anyone who does that—when kids seem to feel most powerful when they’re being mean and exclusive—deserves to have their best friend wake up early.

And even though I’d love to still be sleeping right now, three blissful hours remaining in my regular schedule, I feel a thrilling anticipation at seeing my best friend. Sure, I see her in passing every weekday, and we catch each other up in text messages all the time, but to sit down and really connect usually only happens when she comes over once a month. And we’ve missed a lot of those lately because she’s doing big baker things.

And I do little piano teacher things.

It’s fine. I’m happy.

Author Bio:

Hi, I’m Ania Ray, an author of women’s fiction that dives into the raw, transformative journeys of complex female characters. My books force each protagonist to confront the worst of herself before she evolves into the hero of her own story.

The Cromwell Rules trilogy features interconnected standalones, so you can enjoy each book individually or follow Lily Cromwell's entire arc from start to finish. In The Cromwell Rules and Breaking the Rules, I explore how boundaries can feel stifling or nonexistent, and how we each must find our sweet spot of self-respect.

When I’m not writing, I lead Quill & Cup, a writing community that helps authors finish the stories that matter to them. Outside of writing, I’m a wife, a mom to a toddler who’d live outdoors if she could, and a tea lover (Cinnamon Apple Spice is my favorite).

If you love reading novels with relatable, complex characters and emotionally gripping stories, you’re in the right place.

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